CARNEGIE
(S.T., 1813-1879, Admiral)
Signature from end of Autograph Letter Signed,
laid down on an album leaf
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
9580
£10
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CARNOT
(Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, 1753-1823, French Military Engineer and Minister for War, the 'Organizer of Victory' in 1794)
LS, in French with translation, as Minister for War, to Citizen Desvaux,
saying that on 25th May 1800 he "gave order to Citizen Renard to deliver at Troyes ... 5795 Shirts ... for the foreign prisoners of war", which by 13th July had still not arrived, he reminds Desvaux that "the 18th Military Division forms part of those you have to support as deputy to Citizen Renard" and that supplying the shirts is "of the highest priority", attractive printed heading with woodblock device, 1 side 4to, address on conjugate leaf 'chez le Citoyen Magon-la-Balue Place Vendôme No. 10', Paris, 30th Fructidor year 8,17th September
Item Date:
1800
Stock No:
51744
£375
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CASTLE
(Bernard Alan, 1898-1970, Observer Sub.-Lt. R.N.)
Autograph Note Signed recording his Legion d'Honneur
conferred "on Nov. 2nd 1917 for work accomplished with a French Bombing Squadron ... over Ostend on the 3rd March 1917 ... there were 40 French machines engaged, & my machine, the only British ... Five French were attacked by 15 Bosche", the British machine "whilst breaking them up brought 3 down", 1 side 8vo, Kent College, Canterbury, no date, c.
light traces of tabs on conjugate blanks
Item Date:
1917
Stock No:
16874
£20
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CATHCART
(Charles Schaw, 9th Lord Cathcart, 1721-1776, Lieutenant-General, Soldier and Diplomat, Chief of the Clan Cathcart)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Cathcart' to an unnamed correspondent
saying that “your letter of the 25th of Novr last was sent from London to Doncaster in the expectation that I should receive it upon my Road from Scotland, and been but just retuned to me from that Place which is the reason why I have not taken an earlier opportunity of thanking you for it. Give me leave to do it now, and to request the farther favour of you to send the Box addresst to me in Dover Street, either by Land or Water Carriage as the size of it may render most advisable. If its bulk makes a Water Carriage preferable you will be so good as to address it to the Car of Mr Henry Foot in Durham Yard in the Strand...”, 1 side 4to., Dover Street, 21st January
Item Date:
1768
Stock No:
41767
£375
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PORTUGAL 1847
CHABROL
(Christophe André Jean, 1771-1836, French Minister of the Navy 1824-1828, Comte de)
Document signed, in French with translation, to 'Dear Count',
(probably the French representative in the Spanish colony of Cuba), saying that "the Chamber of Commerce of Nantes has sent me a memorandum ... on the duty, imposed by the Customs at Santiago de Cuba, of 2 piastres on French ships, although United States ships pay only 1½ per ton", making it impossible to compete, it being all the more unjust since on the Continent, French and Spanish dues "have been settled on a completely reciprocal basis", he has asked the Foreign Minister to take this up with the Spanish Government, and now asks his correspondent to join Admiral Jurien in approaching the Governor of Havana directly, in a P.S. he says that the French papers have copied an English report of a reduction, but he has heard nothing officially, 2 sides folio, Paris, 12th August
Item Date:
1824
Stock No:
51250
£225
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